Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-11
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
u.. city Council Approve the Bennett
street Railroad Proposition.

r.. City Council Approve the Bennett
street Railroad Proposition.
ordinance Prepared by Bsnnett'i
Attorneys Agreed to-The Asveii'
,..ke an Amended Provision TO Pay
AZ. O for the F~rsnchise-A Most
acrimonious Council Meeting - Ex.
,.ditious Legislation.
rbo c;tv Council met in special session
-.o,dav evening to consider tho street
s;road propositions, which have been 80
a..ns;vely ventilated in the columns oil
H. naper. At the opening Of the session
aldermen Pinkham, Loeber, Forbis, Rick.
a.da Grix and Beale were present, and Mr..
1ahrs,ss came in before the Clerk had fin.
:.hed reading the minutes Of several pre-
lions meetings. A very small audience was
,.o.ent outside the rail. and the two rival
pnn,icants were represented by Godfrey
1avell for himself and his co-petitioners
Nd willard Bennett, Messrs. Mcbride and
uoldorn and some other gentlemen for
The Bennett faction.
At the conclusion OF the reading OF min
rtps by the Clerk, Mayor Frank called for
.hs report from Messrs. Grix, Pinkham
vi Loeber, the committee to whom the
pennett and the Lavell petitions were re-
;.rred. Mr.. Grix handed in a report of the
hriefest possible nature, which stated that
tho committee had considered the two
nropositions and unanimously reported in
iayor of the petition OF the Messrs. Ben.
nett ct al.
The Clerk was handed a paper which was
on additional clause to the Lavell ct al.
imposition, and which read as follows:
BUTTE, M. T., May 6, 1887.
To the Honorable City Council of Butte:
In addition to the provisions of the ordi-
,snce which the Undersigned have submit
,sd to your honorable body. relative to tho
construction OF q street railway for the
rty of Butte. and to adjacent points. all
n which the undersigned will comply with,
20 further offer for the franchise contem-
lated by the said ordinance the sum of
&c thousand dollars for the exclusive
nr;vilege of constructing street railways in
tthe City OF Butte, such sum to be paid as
,alIows TO wit: The sum Of two hundred
and fftv dollars, payable on the date of
.hs ora ntinp of the franchise, and the snm
Of two hundred and fifty dollars, payable
zach wear thereafter until the full amount
of Ave thousand dollars is paid.
iS;anadl GEoFFREY LAvELL,
~ THOMAS LAvELL,
JOSEPH A. HYDE,
ERNEST M. TRAsK,
s. B. RICE.
No action was taken on this, further
than a remark from one alderman: Two
hundred and fifty dollars a year! What's
that amount to?"
Mr.. Richards then move that the re-
mort of the committee favoring the Bennett
RIOS proposition be received and adopted
and the committee discharged, which mo-
ton Mr., Loeber seconded, and it wal car
RED unanimously.
AR Richards then moved that the Clerk
read the ordinance favorably reported
upon by the special committee, and that it
be placed on it's passage.
The Clerk read the ordinance which is
very full and complete in detail. It's prin-
cinal points are these: An electric motor
he COMPLETED in four months from the
massage of the ordinance; a line on Park
street east and west to Meaderville either
electric or horse railroad to be completed
and in running order in six months; q
cable railroad from Butte City
to Walkerville, to be completed
IN fifteen months or sooner
if possible. The rates OF passage are fixed
at 10 cents anywhere in the city or to the
dspot: 20 cents from the depot to Walker
Vile: is cents from Butte to VAUDEVILLE
and 10 cents from Butte to Meaderville.
The tracks are to be laid SO as not to in
terfere with traffic. A bond of $4,000
with good and sufficient securities is to be
given for completion within the specified
time. The grantees under the charter are
Willard Bennett, Nelson Bennett and 8. E.
Larabie.
Mr.. Loeb,r asked for and was accommo.
dated with the repetition by the clerk of
that portion OF the ordinance specifying |
the streets run over. He then moved that
the ordinance I've finally passed providing
the parties give a bond OF $4,000 and
agree to complete what they ask for with
in four months.
Alderman Richards corrected Mr.. Loeber's
Misrepresentation OF the motion before the
house. The ordinanceitself wal on it's pass
ageand the Council had it in it's power to de-
termine the amount OF security it would re-
quire after the ordinance was passed.
Adopt the ordinance" said he. land the
matter OF security can be readily remedied
afterwards. The ordinance provides that
my n SlsC bOCA 6CCulASy oC VA0 SoNuSAA
requires"
Alderman Loeber wanted the roll called
on the vote.
After further unimportant discussion this
was done and the Clerk called the roll OF
members present who unanimously an
swered aye.
Mayor Frank: The ayes have it, gentle
men. Ordinance adopted as read.
Mr.. Grix moved that the City Attorney
draw up a pond in $4,000 and require the
grantees to sign it with two or more securl-
ties, and present the same at the next meet
ing of the Council. Mr.. Pinkham seconded
the motion, and it carried without a dis
sentient vote.
This practically ended the business OF the
Council for which the special meeting was
called, but Mr.. Loeber inquired what the
Treasurer had done in the case OF the
Water Company taxes. It hid been appar'
emily dropped out of sight, though an or
der in Council had passed for the Treas
urer to collect the same by force II neces-
sary. Mayor Frank called Clerk Hamil.
toms attention to the matter and asked
him to see City Treasurer Hauswirth and
find out if he had collected the tax from the
Water Company and the First National
Bank. Mr.. Loeber being relieved OF this
care then moved the adjournment OF the
Council and it was so ordered.
The standing in the community OF the
gentlemen to whom the franchise has been
granted is a sufficient guarantee OF the
thorough building and equipment OF the
road within the time granted to them:
At last Butte has shaken off the letters OF
old fogyism, and at one bound placed
herself in the van of improvements. Her
iuture is such that the benighted rustics OF
our suburb Helena will, as a relief from
the monotony of their village existence
come over to see us as the hayseeds OF New
Jersey flock to New York City to learn
how civilization progresses.
Mr.. Bennett said that surveyors would
he put on the line to-day, and that work
would be commenced as 500 as men and
teams could be engaged after the plans
we're drawn. The County Court will prop
ably grant the right of way over the county
portion OF the line to-day, and then prac-
teal work would pegin.